After scoring "just" two goals in his first four La Liga appearances of 2013—a substandard total in terms of CR7's usual other-planetary production—the 28-year-old Portuguese international gave us all a reminder of his virtuoso skill set on Tuesday night, netting a second-half hat-trick in Real Madrid's Champions League opener against Galatasaray.

As OptaFranz' Twitter feed pointed out, he also tallied an assist, helping him to a feat he has never accomplished in his illustrious career:

4 - Ronaldo had a hand in 4 of Real's 6 goals tonight (3 goals, 1 assist), something he has never done before in a CL game. Premiere.

No. 3 was the cherry on top, the masterpiece, the world-class example of sheer individual greatness and supremacy—the "classic" Ronaldo, if you will.

With the match already out of hand, C-Ron brilliantly danced through two defenders, took a perfect touch back towards the goal line and blasted a homing missile past the goalkeeper into the side netting from a difficult angle.

As they say, a goal so nice you have to see twice:

GIF courtesy of Bleacher Report's Will Tidey

GIF courtesy of 101 Great Goals

Goodness. What a joy to watch. After establishing himself as one of the best ever at Manchester United, Ronaldo has already tallied some video-game numbers in Spain, racking up 206 goals and 21(!) hat-tricks with Real Madrid, per BT Sport: